Dodgers still ticked at D-backs over brawl

LOS ANGELES — The Dodgers were still upset a day after their brawl with the Arizona Diamondbacks, with much of their ire directed toward pitcher Ian Kennedy.

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By The Associated Press

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By The Associated Press

Posted Jun. 13, 2013 at 2:00 AM

By The Associated Press
Posted Jun. 13, 2013 at 2:00 AM

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LOS ANGELES — The Dodgers were still upset a day after their brawl with the Arizona Diamondbacks, with much of their ire directed toward pitcher Ian Kennedy.

Kennedy hit Los Angeles rookie Yasiel Puig and pitcher Zack Greinke with high pitches on Tuesday night, and on Wednesday the Dodgers were still taking exception to where they were thrown.

Los Angeles manager Don Mattingly says he doesn't think Kennedy hit Puig deliberately. The ball deflected off the young slugger's shoulder and grazed his nose. But Mattingly said Kennedy meant to hit Greinke. The ball deflected off his helmet and struck his upper left shoulder. The teams met in the series finale on Wednesday night, one night after their nasty fight led to six ejections.

No discipline by Major League Baseball was expected to be announced until at least Thursday.

When Kennedy hit Greinke with a pitch and a full-on melee broke out, and several stars from another generation were right in the thick of it.

It wasn't just Miguel Montero and Puig mixing it up. Several coaches who dominated the game as players in the 1980s and '90s produced some of the fight's memorable moments.

There was Mark McGwire, Los Angeles' hitting coach, clutched in a tense standoff with equally solid Diamondbacks third base coach Matt Williams. Big Don Baylor, Arizona's hitting coach, held his ground among a surge of Dodgers. Mattingly wrestled someone to the ground as he tried to get at fellow manager Kirk Gibson. Williams had Mattingly in a bear hug at one point.

Gibson, McGwire and Diamondbacks assistant Turner Ward — who was nearly thrown over a railing near the Arizona dugout — were among the six ejected from the game.